RE: Can't delete file

2004-01-20 Thread Dave Korn
> -Original Message- > From: Aurangzeb M. Agha > Dave -- > > That worked! Thank goodness, I thought I'd have to live with > an unwanted folder forever. Hooray! > I'm curious--was what you suggested possible just because I was lucky? > What if the names of the files had been eve

RE: Can't delete file

2004-01-19 Thread Aurangzeb M. Agha
rely, Zeb > Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 15:51:32 - > From: Dave Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: 'Cygwin Mail List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Can't delete file > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of

RE: Can't delete file

2004-01-19 Thread Dave Korn
> -Original Message- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Aurangzeb M. Agha > Thanks for the suggestion Kleven, but neither did the suggestion below > work: > > C:\TEMP\downloads\nutch-2003-11-17\www.greece101.com>dir /x Here, maybe this will work: try shortening the overlong path by

Re: Can't delete file

2004-01-19 Thread Aurangzeb M. Agha
Thanks for the suggestion Kleven, but neither did the suggestion below work: C:\TEMP\downloads\nutch-2003-11-17\www.greece101.com>dir /x Volume in drive C is C Drive Volume Serial Number is 9C5F-537E Directory of C:\TEMP\downloads\nutch-2003-11-17\www.greece101.com 01/18/2004 09:50p

Re: Can't delete file

2004-01-19 Thread Kleven Bingham
If you have any trouble with the method below (which should work just fine, AFAICT) you should be able to rename the file in explorer to something much more friendly, i.e. delfile.dat, and then simply delete it. Seth Rubin wrote: All DOS files are also stored in 8.3 name format. Your file is p

RE: Can't delete file

2004-01-18 Thread Seth Rubin
All DOS files are also stored in 8.3 name format. Your file is probably stored as WCTPRO~1.ACT To see the 8.3 name belonging to a file, do DIR /X from a DOS window. You can fully use this name to access the file in question. E.g. DEL WCTPRO~1.ACT -- Seth -Original Message- From: [EMA